Ohio BMV Permit (TIPIC) Checklist

Proof of five things: full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number (if one has been assigned), citizenship or legal presence, and an Ohio street address. A U.S. birth certificate (original or certified copy) or a valid U.S. passport covers name, birth date and legal presence. A Social Security card, or a W-2, 1099 or pay stub with the full number, covers the number. For address, a Standard card needs one document and a Compliant card needs two from different sources. A teen with no mail in their own name can use BMV 2336, a residency statement a parent or guardian signs in front of a BMV official. The full list is in the checklist above.

Yes, for anyone under 18. The Ohio Driver Manual says the parent or guardian must be present to co-sign the TIPIC application, and the BMV asks the co-signer to show a driver license or ID card. If the knowledge test is taken online, applicants from 15½ to under 19 also need a supervising adult present for the test. Plan on the parent coming to the deputy registrar in person.

Fifteen years and six months. That is the minimum age for the vision screening and knowledge test, and passing both is what lets you buy the TIPIC. What the permit allows depends on age. Under 16, the person in the front passenger seat must be a parent, guardian, custodian, licensed driving instructor, or someone 21 or older acting in place of a parent. At 16 and 17, any licensed driver 21 or older may supervise, except from midnight to 6 a.m., when it must be a parent, guardian or custodian with a valid license.

Forty multiple-choice questions, with 75 percent needed to pass, which is 30 correct. You can miss 10. Fail and you wait one day before trying again. In person, at a driver exam station or a select deputy registrar, there is no limit on attempts, one per day. Online through BMV Online Services you get two attempts in a six-month period.

Yes, through BMV Online Services. Applicants from 15½ to under 19 need a supervising adult present. You can't test online with a suspended license, a medical flag on your record, an active out-of-state license or a need for special assistance, or for a motorcycle, moped or commercial license. Passing online skips neither the vision screening nor the visit: the screening happens at the deputy registrar when you buy the TIPIC, and that has to be within 60 days of passing.

Once it is issued, with the right adult in the front passenger seat. The teen must carry the TIPIC, everyone in the car wears a seat belt, there can be no more occupants than belts, and no phone or other mobile electronic device may be used while driving. Before the driving test, a teen under 18 must hold the TIPIC for at least six months, complete driver education (24 hours of classroom or online instruction and 8 hours of driving with a licensed school), and log 50 hours of practice with at least 10 at night.

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